TEHRAN - The fourth meeting of the heads of reference marine organizations of the ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization) member states kicked off here on Saturday.

In his opening speech, ECO Secretary General Khurshid Anwar praised Iran’s role in boosting the cooperation among ECO member states in the transportation sector.
“Iran has taken notable measures towards reducing the transportation costs within the region and facilitating the trade and transaction among member states,” he said.
The Economic Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the member states.
In the fall of 1992, the ECO expanded to include seven new members, namely Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The 10 member states are to discuss way to further the development of this organization in this meeting until 18th of February